Fitch Rates Merrill Lynch Taxable P-FLOATs Series TNP-1014 'F1'

October 29, 2015 12:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'F1' to the Series TNP-1014 puttable floating option taxable notes (Taxable P-FLOATs) of the Merrill Lynch Taxable P-FLOATs TNP-1000 Trust BOA.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The rating assigned to the Taxable P-FLOATs is based on the liquidity facility provided by Bank of America, N.A. (rated 'A+/F1', Stable Outlook) which covers purchase price for tendered Taxable P-FLOATs and interest payments when due on the Taxable P-FLOATs to the extent other sources of funds are unavailable. The liquidity facility has a scheduled expiration date of June 21, 2016, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The short-term rating assigned to the Taxable P-FLOATs reflects the short-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing liquidity support and will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with the short-term rating of the bank.

Additional information is available on www.fitchratings.com

Applicable Criteria

Guidelines for Rating Tender Option Bonds (pub. 10 Apr 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=864040

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Criteria (pub. 23 Feb 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=862222

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